What AI subscriptions cost a year, and what the money actually buys
Sixteen paid tiers from five vendors, priced by the year and dated. The pattern underneath all of them is that you are no longer buying a feature set, you are buying an allowance.
AI subscriptions
Monthly assistant plans, usage caps sold as tiers, and what the free plan actually lets you do.
What these cost
16 on the ledger
| Service | What you pay | Also available | Renews at | Free tier | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Plus | $4.99/mo | — | Not published | Gemini is free to use at $0; the paid plans raise the limits and add storage. | |
| ChatGPT Go | $8.00/mo | — | Not published | ChatGPT Free, $0, with lower message limits. | |
| GitHub Copilot Pro | $10.00/mo | — | Not published | Copilot Free, $0, with 2,000 code completions a month. | |
| ChatGPT Plus | $200.00/yr | $19.99/mo — $239.88 a year | Not published | ChatGPT Free, $0, with lower message limits. | |
| Claude Pro | $200.00/yr | $20.00/mo — $240.00 a year | Not published | Claude Free, $0, listed on the same pricing page. | |
| Claude Pro (bought in the app) | $214.99/yr | $20.00/mo — $240.00 a year | Not published | Claude Free, $0, listed on the same pricing page. | |
| Google AI Pro | $19.99/mo | — | Not published | Gemini is free to use at $0; the paid plans raise the limits and add storage. | |
| Perplexity Pro | $20.00/mo | — | Not published | Perplexity Free, $0. | |
| GitHub Copilot Pro+ | $39.00/mo | — | Not published | Copilot Free, $0, with 2,000 code completions a month. | |
| ChatGPT Pro 5x | $100.00/mo | — | Not published | ChatGPT Free, $0, with lower message limits. | |
| GitHub Copilot Max | $100.00/mo | — | Not published | Copilot Free, $0, with 2,000 code completions a month. | |
| Claude Max 5x | $124.99/mo | — | Not published | Claude Free, $0, listed on the same pricing page. | |
| Google AI Ultra | $199.99/mo | — | Not published | Gemini is free to use at $0; the paid plans raise the limits and add storage. | |
| ChatGPT Pro 20x | $200.00/mo | — | Not published | ChatGPT Free, $0, with lower message limits. | |
| Perplexity Max | $200.00/mo | — | Not published | Perplexity Free, $0. | |
| Claude Max 20x | $249.99/mo | — | Not published | Claude Free, $0, listed on the same pricing page. |
“Not published” means we did not find a renewal price stated by the vendor on the date we checked. It is not a claim that the price changes on renewal, and it is not a claim that it doesn’t.
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